SOLIDWORKS Plastics
Identify and minimize manufacturing defects in plastic parts and injection molds, reducing rework and improving quality.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics: Why Choose It?
What Is the Best SOLIDWORKS Plastics Package for You?
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium
Package Comparison Matrix
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium
SOLIDWORKS Plastics fully integrates into SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD for ease of use and data integrity. Toolbars, menus, and context-sensitive right-click menus look and behave like SOLIDWORKS’ user interface (UI). Plastics include a built-in tutorial and searchable online help database to help users learn about and resolve problems.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics supports SOLIDWORKS materials and configurations to analyze multiple loads and product designs easily.
A built-in material library lets you browse and select from 4,000+ thermoplastic grades.
The following meshing features are available in SOLIDWORKS Plastics:
- Setup wizard for mesh generation and analysis
- An automatic meshing system
- Mesh refinement at the local level
- Mesh refinement at the global level
- (Shell) Boundary Mesh
- Solid 3D mesh
A multi-core CPU powers the 3D Solver (multiple threads).
Calculates how a material will fill the cavity. In addition to detecting potential short shots and weld lines, the results include pressure distribution and temperature distribution within the cavity.
At the end of the filling cycle, it predicts the plastic flow pattern through the cavity.
Once the part has been ejected and cooled to room temperature, this tool predicts sink marks’ depth.
Users can export results to eDrawings.
It shows the time it takes to fill the entire mold.
A ‘confidence of fill’ legend indicates how well the injection process went.
Analyzing results with the help of a user assistant.
This display shows the maximum pressure designers should apply to fill the cavity.
This graph displays the melt front temperature over time.
At the end of the fill, this field displays the Cavity Temperature.
Checks the injection process quality by displaying the shear rate reached at the end of filling.
Calculates cooling time based on fill time analysis.
The weld lines are visible where two (or more) melt fronts meet on the part.
Identifies where high-pressure air may be trapped inside a cavity.
Shows sink mark locations.
At the end of fill, this display shows the fraction of frozen material present in the part.
This indicator shows the minimum clamp force required for the current injection process.
This display shows the current injection cycle time.
In symmetrical mold layouts, avoid simulating both cavities to save computer time.
Analyzes the freezing of the material in the cavity. Calculates hotspots, gate freezes, and cycle times based on predicted temperatures. Additionally, pressure, stress, and shrinkage distributions are available.
Optimizes the runner parameters to ensure that parts are filled equally.
Creates sprues, runners, and gates, as well as other flow control devices.
Users can do a simulation of sprue and runner layouts quickly and easily.
As soon as the simulation starts, hot runners are filled with hot polymer.
This tool simulates multiple cavities of a single part in a single mold.
Provides a simulation of multiple cavity parts in a single mold.
Simulate the impact of mold inserts.
Graphs of the volumetric shrinkage distribution at the end of filling or packing.
Checks the quality of the pack phase by showing the density distribution at the end of the filling process.
Exports part geometry in STL or NASTRAN formats.
Non-linear analysis can be performed by exporting mesh, residual stress, fiber orientation, and material data.
Analyzes mold cooling by simulating coolant flow inside.
Specifically designed cooling line for narrow cavity channels.
To perform rapid uniform cooling, cooling passageways follow the contour of mold cores or cavities.
Selecting the conditions best suit the runner by assigning a domain category to the runner is easy.
Shows the location and depth of sink marks.
Shows the distribution of mold temperatures at the cooling end of the mold.
Displays displacement distributions caused by in-mold stress.
The Best Technical Support in the Industry
We at TPM have extensive knowledge of SOLIDWORKS and can assist you in achieving success using the software. You can count on our industry-leading team for assistance with any task you may need.
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SOLIDWORKS Training
TPM offers SOLIDWORKS training online and in person, taught by certified SOLIDWORKS instructors. TPM provides SOLIDWORKS certification preparation materials and a Course Completion Certificate to each student upon completion.
- Open enrollment courses or specialized courses
- Instructors who are certified in SOLIDWORKS
- Smaller and more focused classes